Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, who are rumoured to be dating, will make a joint appearance at a public event after a long time. The duo will serve as Grand Marshals for this year鈥檚 largest India Day parade in the world, held in New York this August. They will participate in the celebrations on August 15 and walk the iconic Madison Avenue route on August 17.
The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) kicked off the countdown to the 43rd India Day Parade in New York on Friday, June 27. The launch event, held at the Consulate General of India in New York, began with a solemn tribute to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack and the Ahmedabad plane crash. During the gathering, the FIA officially announced that Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna will lead this year鈥檚 parade. Their participation was confirmed through pre-recorded video messages played at the event.
Wishing everyone a happy 78th Independence Day in advance, Vijay said in his video message, 鈥淚 am honoured and excited to be the grand marshal at the India Day parade happening on August 17 in New York City. I will also be part of the festivities organised on August 15. I am looking forward to celebrating this day with all of you and pay tributes to our motherland.鈥
Rashmika began her message by greeting her fans in multiple languages in the video and said, 鈥淚 am honoured and excited to be the grand marshal at the largest India Day parade happening on August 17 in New York City. Let鈥檚 come together to celebrate this festival with pride and pray tribute to our motherland.鈥
The two initiated the video with the phrase, 鈥楽arve Bhavanthu Sukina鈥 and ended with 鈥楯ai Hind鈥.
Are Rashmika and Vijay dating?
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda have always managed to dodge questions on their alleged relationship. However, their apparent vacations together, celebrating festivals and comments on each other鈥檚 posts constantly fuel their dating speculations. That being said, they have never denied being in a relationship and have always shrugged off questions about their camaraderie either with a 鈥榡ust friends鈥 stance or a smile. The duo have worked in films such as Geetha Govindam and Dear Comrade.